618 High School Huddle: Recent Episodes
High School Huddle
A High School Sports podcast focusing on the 618 Area which is located in Southern Illinois. According to 1X World Heavyweight champion Danny Pounders this is the "number one podcast in all the lands."
We sit down with old friend of the show, Conor Keeley to discuss his lifelong dream realized with a visit to Augusta National and the Masters! Enjoy part one
The boys sit down and talk all things baseball with Columbia High School State Champion TJ Mathews(he did a few things after high school). Enjoy
The boys(JT mostly) open with JT becoming a woman when watching "Full Swing". then they discuss more pussification of this generation. NCAA hoops wraps it up
Jt shares another stupid idea and Scott shares an valid update on the state of boys hoops.
The boys breakdown the SuperBowl and discuss the hoopla around it. Then they share a story about a local headline....just listen.
The boys discuss more bad fan behavior with a bonus of 4:00 double minor for roughing. They try to fix the O'fallon shootout and then talk about the huddle reverse jinx.
The boys start by discussing naughtly Vince McMahon and then move on to talk about road trip to Steeleville to see our buddy.
We discuss the great night for the MVC last Tuesday and give an update on Hinsdale South. Then we turn our sights to the embattled program at Lovejoy High.
We discuss the further pussification of our children at the hands of administrators that have never competed for anything. We also recap the outstanding 2024 Highland Shootout. Enjoy
It's movie review time on the huddle and JT shares the good and bad from holiday viewing. The boys recap the local tourney action and set the stage for Highland Shootout.
The boys sit down with Clint Cowan. Clint of one of the great dudes in prep sports and he shares his story. He is also the presidient of the Chris Toledo fan club!! What an awesome conversation!!
The boys sit down with Mark Sandstrom, HC at Columbia High School. As usual, Coach was candid and open about a variety of topics, including the controversial ending to last season.
The boys invent a new word to describe JT's fascination with nose hair! But wait,, there's more. Check the referenced youtube clip for some obscene language from a pristine leader. They recap IHSA Football and Wesclin vs Columbia Hoops. All this and more... on the number podcast in all the land.
The boys recap the incredible Roxana vs Mt. Carmel semifinal game and give a thorough review of the IHSA State Title games.
In addtion to not being able to spell the singing supt's name the boys are dumbfounded by Waterloo's decision to let go of a volunteer!!
The boys recap the IHSA 2 nd round football games and are disappointed that Waterloo has reappeared on the radar for all the wrong reasons--AGAIN!
The boys breakdown thier cold, wet playoff experience in Red Bud and share some idiotic news stories.
The boys discuss the latest incident of violence against a youth coach that ended in a shooting.
Enjoy part 1 of tonight's SuperSized Episode--thats code for we lost part 2 and need to figure out why.
Where else will you hear the border crisis compared to the movie "Stripes"? Here of course!!
We discuss the newest idea from PT Battas-the greatest showman!! We also have fallen in love---with the Red Bud School Board. Much more
The boys discuss the issues with the "signing day" nonsense and the NCAA transfer portal. As usual they have no solutions.
We discuss the amazing start to the baseball season at Father McGivney and the boys share a story from Palmyra, MO!! We even talk about the weather.
The boys discuss the unimaginable success our girls teams had at State. 3 Championships out of 4. Not bad. The table is set for the boys. JT continues to show an abnormal obsession with the Murdaugh trial.
Jt is not funny. The boys discuss the hoops playoffs and a local coach who is suffering from massive hypertension. JT claims to be a legal expert!! Scott tolerates his nonsense.
the boys discuss the boys basketball playoffs, JT is all in on Illinosi College! WE are doubling our network... more to come.
The boys recount the trip to Quincy and the 'dive' bar Don O'brien took them to. They also dicuss the officiating again. Sound like more of the same crap.
We sit down with our lontime mentor and coach Robert Mason. He is joined by Jill Weir the AD at our Alma Mater to discuss the upcoming centennial celbration of Dupo Basketball. This is Robert's first and only podcast appearance and we tried to recreate what it is like actually talking to him Steadfast in his beliefs and knowledge, Robert is a treasure to be enjoyed
The boys address negative twitter activity from some lady in a basement. Then we talk about the god awful offense in prep hoops. Someone will be butt hurt.
The boys regale us with tales from the 31st annual Highland Shootout. We also discuss our upcoming roadtirip to Quincy High School. Finally Scott fills the listeners in on a really nice cermeony being planned to honor 100 years of Dupo Basketball.
We discuss the re emergence of Carteare Gordon. We also discuss Metallica and other things we love.
The boys discuss the election, LOL!! VB wrap up and thoughts on ESL chances this weekend.
A very enjoyable conversation with 1st year Dupo Football Head Coach, Zach Klaustermeier. We discuss tradition at Dupo and how he was able to get such quick buy in from his players. He talks about his prep days and how Nick Smith mentored him.
Over two days the boys managed to crank out a whopping 40 minutes. Their paychecks will reflect thier slacking.
We sit down with Conor Keeley to talk golf, mental health, and life. He is an amazing teacher/dad.
JT bores us with his stupid Starkville nonsense. He then redeems himself with his announcement that he is written the worlds first fantay non fiction!! The "narnia" saga should be fun.
We discuss the disparity in prep baseball this year. JT's team was introduced to Connor Lindsey last weekend and it did not go well. Connor Lindsey should be banned from the game. He is literally going to kill someone!! LOL
JT launches into his usual rant against poor officiating-YAWN! We discuss the incrdible TOOL show from last week. Random thoughts about the weather. How can you not be entertained
The boys discuss the first day(in 3 years) of the IHSA Boys Basketball Tournament. Thoughts are shared on the incredible defense Nashville is playing. They also share their feelings about the MLB lockout ending and tell a lovely story about charity!!
The boys take their usual position on teams that boost win totals with weak opponents. Titles mean the most in the post season.
We sit down with David Lipe in our HSH Studioe 1. This episode is our longest ever and filled with entertainment.
We discuss the upcoming road trip to Moline to see our buddy Don O'Brien. We also highlight our teams of the week. The boys chastise Neil Young for being a fraud and hippocrite. We also renewed out committment to Spotify. They were thrilled.
We breakdown the Highland Shootout and talk about some of the sights and sounds. JT gets loose on Ivermectin meaning he listened to too many Rogan episodes!!
We discuss the new Covid Strain and the awful behavior of the Chicago Teacher's Union. Lori Lightfoot for President!
More Covid nonsense-almost 2 years now. We breakdown some teams/players to watch this season in boys hoops.
We discuss the end of the football season and point out a funny excerpt from the 6A Title Game, talking hoops after the break.
We discuss the 2 remaining teams in Football and JT bitches about Chase Hanson being ignored!!
We share our disgust with the negative nonsense from the folks from the center of the state. Playoffs are coming to an end. You'll get our take on things
WE talk about Chase Hanson AGAIN!!, Mascoutah QB/LB/S/Superman is the best player in the area not playing for ESL. We are trying a Venmo experiment. Please Venmo any amount you can for the incredible entertainment. James-Thompson-35987 No amount is to small but no amount is too big either!!
The boys try to recount thier trip to Breese for the Milkbowl. The Mater Dei tailgate did not dissapoint!! They then share some Eastside Flyers talk and also get heated over the lack of stats getting called in. We finish by discussing Joe Rogan's use of Ivermectin.
We recap prep football week 1. Discuss the tragedy in Red Bud. Scott explains to JT why the Cardinals suck. The stage is set for our first Milk Bowl.
We start by bitching about COVID....then transition to a review of the spring sports. Second half of the show we reveal our all area team for boys hoops
We sit down with Gibault Head Baseball Coach Andy Skaer. We talk about the program's history and his unique ability to remember EVERYTHING!!
We sit down for a "quick" 90 minutes with the powerful Don O'Brien. We discuss all things Quincy and 618 hoops. Don has seen a few things in his day.